Crooked I is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album “Apex Predator”, dropping July 30th 2013. Here is the official trailer video for the album (shot in one take), showcasing Crooked I and his entire crew and giving fans some insight on what to expect.

Joell, Royce and Crooked rep for Slaughterhouse on this Just Blaze-produced joint. The track appears on Tony Touch’s new compilation, The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MCs, dropping tomorrow (July 8).

Slaughterhouse is back in the studio working on their next album and the group just announced that Just Blaze will be the executive producer. Producers include the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Araab Muzik and Just Blaze. Just Blaze is set to serve as the album’s Executive Producer.

“I’m really excited about doing things a different way this time around”, says Joe Budden. This isn’t a send-tracks-around, and everyone-records-in-their-own-studio type of album. Joell Ortiz said that he is happily looking forward to the process as well: “The creative being creative! Fun, fun fun!”

Royce Da 5’9” added that “everyone is in the perfect space, mentally. It feels great to be back in the studio with the guys and I think that I can speak for everyone when I say that we just wanna make an album that will stand the test of time and mean sum’n to Hip-Hop.”

If Crooked I’s attitude towards this project is any indication of where it’s headed, prepare for an onslaught. “God of the Westcoast, I birthed these n!3@@& now I’m about to burry ‘em. Bloody Axe PigFace Slaughterhouse Mafia!”

On June 24th, Treacherous C.O.B.’s Horseshoe Gang will release their brand new “R&B (Rap & Bitches)” mixtape. The DJ Skee hosted project will feature seventeen all new tracks and will be available for download through Dat Piff. While fans await the mixtape’s release, the group has unleashed the song “Cypher of Bosses” as a preview. The track features appearances by Crooked I, Techniec, Jerzy J, Elz, Pac Ten, Iceman, Karelezz, One-2 and Dizaster with production by Treacherous C.O.B.’s in-house producer Tabu.